UCI confirms that no action will take place over alleged Vinokourov/Kolobnev agreement

A month and a half after a Swiss magazine published a claim that race winner Alexandre Vinokourov and Alexandr Kolobnev reached a financial agreement about who would win the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the UCI has confirmed that no action will be taken over the matter.

“We asked the Swiss magazine to provide evidences of allegations they’ve made, but the only reply we got was they couldn’t reveal their sources,” he said.

“So, we do not have any chance to go further in this affair.”

Illustré claimed in December that Vinokourov had offered Kolobnev €100,000 in the finale of the prestigious spring Classic when they were clear in the winning break. Both riders denied the suggestion, although the magazine said that it had emails showing that the deal had taken place.

“Further to the information published today in the Swiss magazine « L’Illustré » concerning alleged misconduct at the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège race, the UCI has asked that the magazine provide the UCI with any evidence which would allow the facts to be clearly established,” it said in a statement then.

“Once the situation has been evaluated the UCI will decide, in accordance with the UCI Rules, whether any measures need to be taken.”

With l’Illustré unwilling to provide details, it appears that the matter is over.